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Consolidators Come, Maybe Go

Lake Group to build a network for DVC; Aspen considers `options.'Terry Graunke didn't waste much time getting back into the consolidation game.With the

Top Ten Online Promotional Pointers

Online promotions were a major topic at this year's PROMO Expo, so I thought I would recap some of the most salient points brought forth during the show.1.

More Rules Made to Be Broken

All right class, let's review. Who remembers the No. 1 Rule of Promotion? Peter?That's right, the first rule was: Make Your Own Rules. Promotion is about

techno-stumping

Candidates hungry for brand awareness and consumer interaction take a page from the Web.Every four years, the Dems and the GOP dust off their Marketing

SPORTS SPONSORSHIPS

Putting on Their Game Faces Sponsors are stepping up activation to create an `experience' consumers won't soon forget.Cricket. Ski patrol. Yacht racing.

Campaign trail

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Mr. Schulz may be gone, but the Peanuts posse is thriving in licensed promotions.Snoopy's in the frozen-food case. Linus

Black Tie Optional

WITH QUALITY PRODUCTS, EXOTIC TRIPS, AND A-LIST PLAYERS, THE PREMIUM INCENTIVE CATEGORY IS LOOKING PRETTY CLASSY.Marketers looking for quality products

D-I-Y Prizes

WHEN WINNERS GET TO PICK THEIR PREMIUMS, SOMETIMES THEY CHOOSE THE SUPER BOWL, SOMETIMES LUMBER.When Pepsi-Cola Co. gave away 350 grand prizes in its

EVERYBODY WINS

These days, good games weave their play into product use.Look at Coca-Cola's summer effort, It Could Be Your Next Coke: Coke drinkers pop the false top